Areas of Sheffield

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Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough in the north of England. Some of the areas developed from villages or hamlets, that were absorbed into Sheffield as the city grew, and thus their centres are well defined, but the boundaries of many areas are ambiguous. The city is divided into 28 electoral wards for local elections and 6 parliamentary constituencies for national elections.

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History

Prior to 1848 the parish of Sheffield was divided into six townships: Attercliff-cum-Darnall; Brightside Bierlow; Ecclesall Bierlow; Nether Hallam; Sheffield township; and Upper Hallam. In 1832 the new borough constituency of Sheffield was formed from these townships with the exception of most of Upper Hallam and parts of Ecclesall Bierlow. In 1843 the Municipal Borough of Sheffield was created from the whole of the six townships, becoming the City of Sheffield in 1893.

City centre

The following 'quarters' of Sheffield city centre are detailed in the Sheffield City Centre Urban Design Compendium, published by Sheffield City Council in 2003–4. [1] [2]

Wards and localities

Sheffield is divided into 28 electoral wards for the purposes of City Council elections. [3] The number of electors per ward was set at about 13,500 ± 10% in 2004, following a Local Government ward boundary review. [4]

Civil parishes

Other areas

Parliamentary constituencies

Sheffield is covered by six parliamentary constituencies, each formed from a number of wards.

Former

The Sheffield constituency was broken into five divisions in 1885: Attercliffe; Brightside; Central; Ecclesall; and Hallam, with the addition of Hillsborough and Park constituencies in 1918 after the City extended its boundaries. The Central and Ecclesall constituencies were abolished in 1950 in favour of two new constituencies, Heeley and Neepsend, but the latter was abolished in 1955 and the former was replaced by a revived Central constituency in 1983.

References

  1. ↑ "Sheffield Urban Design Compendium - Part 4: The Quarters". sheffield.gov.uk. 7 July 2004. Archived from the original on 16 May 2006.
  2. ↑ "Sheffield City Centre Urban Design Compendium" (PDF). sheffield.gov.uk. June 2003. p. 43. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Electoral wards and parliamentary boundaries". Sheffield City Council. 23 November 2025. Archived from the original on 19 September 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  4. ↑ Summary of Sheffield 2004 Ward Boundary Review. Retrieved 10 September 2005.
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